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An Empire Like No Other: The British experience was unique; America will write its own chapters.
Here on my desk I have a 1924 atlas of the world that belonged to my grandfather, an Englishman. Its actual title is: The British Empire Universities Up-to-date Atlas-guide to the British Commonwealth of Nations and Foreign Countries. The book is divided into three sections. First, of course, are the maps, 136 pages of them. Then comes "British Commonwealth of Nations: Descriptive and Statistical Notes," covering 97 pages. Finally there are 56 pages on "Foreign Countries: Descriptive and Statistical Notes."
Published as it was at the very high tide of British imperialism, this atlas is an instructive document. Even its title is instructive, the grander term ...
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...three occasions, the United States deployed military forces...in a dominion of the British Empire, the country of Newfoundland...agreements with the United States over the protests of...other dominions of the British Empire because of its public...
Source: HighBeam Research, An Empire Like No Other: The British experience was unique; America...